A CAP-H (Citizens Against Plan H) newsletter released to citizens and media outlets gave an update on the status of Plan H. At the federal level, there is no push for approval/implementation/funding of Plan H by the Corp of Engineers, legislators or other congressional groups. At the local level, UMIMRA (Upper Mississippi, Illinois and Missouri River Association) continues to work for approval from Illinois, Iowa and Missouri Legislature and Governors for a resolution calling for U.S. Congress to approve, implement and fund Plan H. UMIMRA is gathering signatures, lobbying legislators, working against CAP-H and generally trying to move Plan...
A CAP-H (Citizens Against Plan H) newsletter released to citizens and media outlets gave an update on the status of Plan H. At the federal level, there is no push for approval/implementation/funding of Plan H by the Corp of Engineers, legislators or other congressional groups. ...
As Plan H has slowly, but surely made its way into the public eye, citizens are beginning to show concern for its potential passage. Catherine Schilling, who operates the local license bureau in Elsberry, lives along a flooded area with her husband and said more flooding...
With the abduction and recovery of Louisiana's four-year-old resident Alisa Maier still fresh in the minds of many, there is a growing concern over child abductions in the area. Last Tuesday, a pair of girls, ages 10 and seven, of Troy, reported that a green van drove...
Because of an overload of case hours, multiple public defenders' offices in the state of Missouri have closed its doors for the time being. General Council of the Missouri Public Defender System Peter Sterling said that cases are recorded on a month-to-month basis. "Offices...
The Clopton/Elsberry IndianHawks opened the season Friday, Aug. 27 with an impressive 47-0 win against the Winfield Warriors. "I knew our football team has shown some major improvements," said Head Coach Adam Falloon. "I'm not going to say that I'm surprised by...
The Elsberry Indians soccer team is coming off a 7-12 season and is looking to improve upon that mark. But in order to improve, the defense must remain strong and the attack must find the net. "I am counting pretty heavily on my three returning seniors to help...
Elsberry High School will hold a meeting for all student athletes and their parents on Thursday, Aug. 19 beginning at 6:30 pm in the cafeteria. Students who plan to participate in a sport during the 2010-11 school year should attend this meeting with their parents. ...
The Elsberry High School 2010-2011 cheerleaders recently attended the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) summer camp. This year's camp was held at Clopton High School with almost fifty cheerleaders from surrounding schools attending The National Cheerleaders...